Russia Angered by US Refusal to Extradite Jailed Pilot

MOSCOW, January 31 (RIA Novosti) – The refusal by the United States to extradite a Russian pilot sentenced to 20 years in jail for drug trafficking will seriously harm bilateral ties, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Friday.The ministry said the US refusal to extradite Konstantin Yaroshenko in line with the Council of Europe’s 1983 Convention...

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Ukrainian Group Seeks to Trademark Molotov Cocktail – Report

MOSCOW, January 31 (RIA Novosti) – A group of Ukrainian businessmen have requested a Russian trademark of the Molotov Cocktail name, the newspaper Moskovskii Komsomolets reported Thursday.The title has previously been registered for a number of alcoholic drinks in the country, but the businessmen want to reserve the name for the sale of...

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Airbus A380 Owns the Sky

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Future Year-Long ISS Crew Shivers in Russian Forest

MOSCOW, January 31 (RIA Novosti) - Two Russian cosmonauts and a NASA astronaut have completed survival training in freezing weather in woods outside Moscow, the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center said Friday in a statement.Gennadii Padalka, Mikhail Kornienko and Scott Kelly constructed a makeshift hut, built a signal fire, and practiced first...

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Squirrel-Snatchings Prompt Boost in Moscow Park Patrols

MOSCOW, January 31 (The Moscow News) – All parks and squares in Moscow are being strictly monitored amid reports of a spate of alleged squirrel-kidnaps in the public areas, the head of the ecological control department of the Eastern and Northeastern districts of the capital, Alexei Gorelov, told RIA Novosti on Friday.Gorelov said his department...

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Russia Inches Closer to Allowing Beer at Stadiums

MOSCOW, January 31 (RIA Novosti) – A leading lawmaker in Russia has called on the ban on selling beer at sporting events to be lifted ahead of the country hosting the football World Cup in 2018, echoing a similar earlier appeal by President Vladimir Putin.Igor Rudensky, who heads the Committee on Economic Policy, Innovation and Entrepreneurship...

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Russia Vows Assistance to Syrian Dialog

MOSCOW, January 31 (RIA Novosti) – Russia will render all possible assistance to encourage the dialog between the Syrian government and the opposition, the Foreign Ministry in Moscow said Friday.The United Nations mediator in the ongoing negotiations, Lakhdar Brahimi, announced earlier in the day that the talks in Geneva will resume on February...

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Russian LGBT Teen Supporters Accused of ‘Gay Propaganda’

MOSCOW, January 31 (RIA Novosti) – The creator of an online support group for Russian gay teenagers faces a fine of up to 100,000 rubles ($2,800) for “gay propaganda,” activists said Friday.The case against Lena Klimova was opened at the request of Vitaly Milonov, an ultraconservative regional lawmaker who has spearheaded anti-gay legislation...

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Hollywood Tough Guy Seagal Mulls Doing PR for Kalashnikov

MOSCOW, January 31 (RIA Novosti) – Hollywood tough guy and martial arts guru Steven Seagal has agreed to consider becoming an international ambassador for Kalashnikov-made small arms.The state-owned Rostech corporation, which owns Kalashnikov Concern, announced earlier this month that it has signed a deal with a US company to supply 200,000...

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Prosecutors Asked to Check ‘Censorship’ of Russian TV Channel

MOSCOW, January 31 (RIA Novosti) – The Kremlin rights advisory body has asked prosecutors to check cable and satellite companies whether they violated the Constitution in dropping broadcasts of a liberal-leaning channel embroiled in a row over an opinion poll about World War II.An online poll by television Dozhd last weekend asked whether...

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Vodka Blamed for Dismal Russian Life Expectancy Figures

MOSCOW, January 31 (RIA Novosti) – A new report detailing the devastating toll of vodka on male life expectancy in Russia has been published, just as the country marks the unofficial 149th anniversary of the spirit’s invention.The study published Friday in British medical journal The Lancet has found that 25 percent of Russian men die before...

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Rusnano Technology Firm Eyes Offshore Partners

MOSCOW, January 31 (RIA Novosti) – Russian state-owned nanotechnology company Rusnano will continue working with offshore partners despite a push spearheaded by President Vladimir Putin to repatriate businesses working with domestic capital, the company’s head said Friday.Putin renewed a pledge late last year to impose stricter measures...

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Russia, Japan Start Peace Treaty Talks in Tokyo

MOSCOW, January 31 (RIA Novosti) – Senior Russian and Japanese diplomats started consultations Friday in Tokyo in a bid to end a territorial row that has kept the two nations from signing a World War II peace treaty.Tensions have traditionally centered on the disputed northern Pacific archipelago of the Kurill Islands, known as the Northern...

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Russian Extreme: Speedy Sledding

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Hungry Bears Sharing a Dead Walrus

Wrangel island. Hungry bears are trying to pull the body of a dead walrus out of the water but the task turns out to be too difficult for them. Links to explore: See even more of English Russia:...

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USSR Attacks America!

Just a fantasy of one creative Russian guy – what could happen if the USSR attacked America? Links to explore: See even more of English Russia:...

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Arctic Barrels: How Are They Used?

There are many empty barrels in the Arctic. They are actually useless. But people still try to make use of them. How? Check it out inside this post. Links to explore: See even more of English Russia:...

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